Homemade superhero costumes
The Classic Middle Name (all-new!)
Face tattoos still a handicap for criminals
Redneck Chronicles
Readers' Choice
People who have run over themselves recently
Two angry psychiatrists from a failed romance get thoroughly analyzed in their lawsuit
A political appeal to the Finnish Klingon community
A Tennessee prison tries to poach California inmates
Armed and Clumsy (all-new!)
Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
News of the Weird
Somewhere in the 21st century...
News of the Weird
Among the oppressive patriarchal customs that remain in force in Saudi Arabia is a requirement that females obtain their father's (or guardian's) permission before marrying.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
News of the Weird
Alabama is the only remaining state to ban the sale of sex toys, but nevertheless the Huntsville shop Pleasures recently expanded.
News of the Overprivileged
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Cell phones and GPS devices have led national-park visitors to do "stupid" things, confident that they will be saved from themselves.
The Weirdo-American Community
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In November, at a burglary scene near Seneca, S.C., deputies found Noah Smith, 31, naked and apparently drugged.
Armed and Clumsy (all-new!)
News of the Weird
People who accidentally shot themselves recently: Daniel McDaniels, 31, Sarasota, Fla., "trying to ward off a skunk" (October) ...
A News of the Weird Classic (August 2005)
News of the Weird
In July (2005), film director David Lynch announced that he had formed a foundation to raise $7 billion to fund 8,000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners to bring world peace.
Unclear on the concept
News of the Weird
Britain's National Health Service acknowledged in November that it was offering organs from former smokers, drug addicts, cancer patients and the elderly.
Compelling Explanations
News of the Weird
French farmer Michele Rouyer, who was discovered by police with about 11 pounds of packaged marijuana and a dozen plants, said the weed was not for himself but for the 150 ducks he raises.
Human Rights Watch
News of the Weird
In recent years frisky Britons have popularized "dogging" " strangers meeting for outdoor sex in remote public parks.
Redneck Chronicles
News of the Weird
Joe Druce, serving life in prison in Massachusetts for one murder (and who subsequently murdered fellow inmate and former pedophile priest John Geoghan), popped the question recently to Christian minister Shirl Borden.
The Pervo-American Community
Least Competent People
News of the Weird
Police in Gumperda, Germany, arrested a 64-year-old retired do-it-yourselfer in November after he drilled through a neighbor's wall in their duplex home.
People who have run over themselves recently
News of the Weird
A 20-year-old man trying to push his car up a steep hill on Levering Street in Philadelphia lost control and was crushed and hospitalized.
Ironies
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Jamie Riley, 27, was arrested in November for endangering her 3-month-old son by holding him "like a football."
